Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Raleigh / Durham, Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU)

Lat: 35.89°NLon: 78.78°WElev: 394ft.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

59°F

15°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Last update 4 Oct 8:51 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Chapel Hill NC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 1pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 68. Light north wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 68. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Monday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chapel Hill NC
 35.92°N 79.05°W (Elev. 404 ft)
5:38 am EDT Oct 4, 2026
9am EDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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